I'm just grateful games are coming over, plus it's not like Namco would've had any say in VC3's translation so I can't get angry over THAT.

Maybe localizing this in favor of the Tales of games on Vita, but it sounds like we're not missing much and that wasn't the form I wanted to get Tales of Hearts in anyway.

Not really angry so much as pleasantly shocked turned to deflated acceptance on the thought that of all the wouldn't come over even with a petition campaign this did despite its mediocre performance which finally morphed into bitter disappointment on the realization that either way I'm not likely going to be able to afford this once it comes out unless my employment status changes in the next few months. But I'll admit I did go overboard with the bold tags and the lolz.

Xenoblade - I got to the point where the Mechon attack the city. I'm now busting shit up with the Monado. But then I encountered this big face mask boss that requires a chain attack to "break" it. Well, for the life of me, I couldn't do one! Yes, I saw the ultra=brief tutorial on it, but I blanked during the battle. Something about matching colors or some other nonsense. I go to check in the manual, and there's no Chain Attack section! Ugh. Ended up just turning the game off because I couldn't hurt the guy, and couldn't flee the battle.

All you need to know is that Pink Arts inflict Break and Green Arts are the ones that inflict Topple. With a full party gauge (blue bar on the top left corner of the screen) press up on the D-Pad at any point on the arts' pallet (doesn't matter where) until the center circle is replaced by a blue circle with a white triangle symbol in the middle then press that. Then have Shulk hit the boss with one of his Pink arts and it should switch to Reyn where you use his Green art to topple the boss (then have Dunban do whatever; Monado Buster, Gale Strike, whatever).

Or to summarize: If you're playing as Shulk: Chain Attack, Pink, Green, Profit. If you're playing as Reyn: Wait for Shulk/Dunban to inflict Break, Chain Attack, Green, Profit.

Doesn't even deserve it's own thread until either Escaflowne or Magic Knight Rayearth shows up.

Wait, has MKR ever been in SRW? I picked up SRT PS3 on a whim thanks to a present and it's enjoyable. Very relieved how import-friendly it is(in that the gameplay is very simple). No clue what's going on, but that applied to the official localizations of OG1&2 as well, so no loss.

Nope, and neither has Escaflowne nor Sakura Taisen or Xenoglossia. Of course I say this because, as of this game, Hatsume Miku has been included (piloting a Hatsume Miku robot no less), and between that and a visual novel inclusion, all bets are effectively off. Of course, who the hell wants to see Hatsume Miku in an SRW? The other ones sure, but Vocaloids?

The best casting choice made so far for UX has been the inclusion of an SD Gundam series alongside SeeD Destiny and that awful Trailblazer movie for maximum Gundam becomings and Seed Destiny trolling (that and the possibility of a "Crisis of infinite Demonbanes" scenario).

I actually like the music! Also, I could be wrong but wasn't there an option to speed up the animations? I didn't want to do that because I was really enjoying them, but I can imagine after 40 hours of play I'd want to speed it up.

EDIT: I like the music, though I admit so far it's a bit sparse. The combat tune is fun though!

Yeah, there's definitely a fast forward button on the bottom screen along with a pause and first person view button.

Of all the; why the fuck is Lightning at the top? I would've guessed that Titfa would've been Japan's no.1 over miss "OMG, WE'RE PETS!". Yuna and Aeris aren't too surprising but Lightning and Tifa should've been switched. Serah-chan is also way too high, but it does make at least some kind of sense given that she is a Serah-chan (maybe that X is a typo).

Love that Faris is as high as she is though, and as awful as Riona is I also can't really complain about her position given the general competition and that she tied with Rydia. Beatrix and Agrias being as low as they are is rather disappointing though.